From fat rodents to disappearing lions – the April foolsters have been on good form in Nottinghamshire.
Councils and even police officers have been getting in on the act on TV, radio, online and social media.
Here we bring you some of the best from the city and county. Did you fall for a good one? email us on [email protected] or message us on our Facebook page.
1. Fat Squirrels
Have you noticed the #FatSquirrels around Uni Park Campus? Let them know that @UoNSport are building them a gym! ??pic.twitter.com/2NQ226Vyd3
— UoN Student Life (@UoNStudentLife) 1 April 2016
The University of Nottingham announced they were creating an ‘urban gym’ for the overweight squirrels on campus – even creating a video.
#Fatsquirrels was trending in Nottingham before the Uni came clean on their prank at midday on Friday.
2. Notts Police hit extra hard by funding cuts
Introducing our new vehicle fleet – coming to a street near you soon | Find out more: https://t.co/JkdnuoYn2N??????pic.twitter.com/58oUS1HiJK
— NottsPolice Specials (@NottsSpecials) 1 April 2016
Not wanting to miss out on the fun, Nottinghamshire Police went public on their latest fleet of vehicles – battery powered miniature trucks complete with blue flashing lights.
3. Market Square lions to leave Nottingham
The BBC caused a storm when they ‘revealed’ the city’s famous lions would be leaving to be reunited with their fictional Italian owners.
One twitter user wrote: “Oh no, can we not have two Robin Hood statues there instead?”
4. Blue Duck making moves
As the lions move out of the city, according to Notts TV, Blue Duck is set to become the official meeting place for Nottingham.
5. Alpaca on the loose in Rushcliffe
We found this furry little chap this morning with no ID – can you help us to reunite him with his owner? pic.twitter.com/lHSmpI5Nes
— Rushcliffe Council (@Rushcliffe) 1 April 2016
Rushcliffe Borough Council were hoping to alpaca-punch with this April Fools joke they put out on Twitter this morning.
6. Nottingham Playhouse’s sardine slapstick drama
Rehearsals for Noises Off at the Nottingham Playhouse took a turn for the worse when the cast started fighting during a rehearsal.
Reports of sardines being thrown have not yet been validated.
7. Ey Up Mi Duck
The Nottingham Post put a new twist on the Notts accent – reporting that business communication company Esendex had developed a regional accent translator.
The mobile phone tool was developed to “help people understand what ‘ey up mi duck’ means”.
8. Notts Fire and Rescue Service goes green
Please say hello to our brand new eco-engine. Powered purely on electricity – we like to call it the #GreenMachine! pic.twitter.com/lXBEX6YlOS
— Notts Fire (@nottsfire) 1 April 2016
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is leading the way in renewable energy with their new eco-engine.
